'We heard a number of concerns about the use of floating accommodations on Ontario’s waterways, including their potential effects on the environment as well as concerns about safety'
The new regulations apply to floating accommodations that are not primarily designed for navigation. These include floating buildings, structures, or things that are equipped for overnight accommodation. For example, things like shipping containers that have been renovated, built on stilts, and cannot move on their own. These regulations do not include watercraft like houseboats.
“We heard a number of concerns about the use of floating accommodations on Ontario’s waterways, including their potential effects on the environment as well as concerns about safety,” said Graydon Smith, Minister of Natural Resources. “With these changes, we are taking action to protect our waterways by preserving access to lakes and rivers, ensuring access for recreational users, and reducing the potential for pollution.
The regulatory changes follow consultations with the public, boaters, cottagers, municipalities and Indigenous communities which expressed concerns that floating accommodations have a risk of damaging the environment says the provincial release.
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